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Drake Relays, 1968, Van Nelson

Drake Relays, 1968, Van Nelson

Title

Drake Relays, 1968, Van Nelson

Description

Van Nelson of St. Cloud shows off his watch. Nelson was the first athlete to win two different events three consecutive years at the Drake Relays. He won the Six-Mile Run in 1967, 1966, and in 1968 he set a new Drake Relays record with a time of 28:22.2. Nelson also won the Three-Mile Run in 1966 (13:29.2), 1967 (13:21.3) and 1968 (13:17.4). His 1968 time set a Drake Relays record.

Creator

Clinton, John D.

Source

Special Collections, Cowles Library -- Drake University.

Date

1968

Rights

U.S. and International copyright laws protect this digital image. Commercial use or distribution of the image is not permitted without prior permission of the copyright holder. For permission to use the digital image, please contact: bart.schmidt@drake.edu

Relation

Drake Relays Digital Archive

Format

35 mm color slide

Type

Image

Identifier

dr00427
http://ddr.lib.drake.edu/u?/du-relays,585